Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-17
ALL FOR BLAINE.
Who Grows Stronger With Ills Party.
A Grand Assembly of Representaiv
Men Of the Union
The Constitution and Platform Adopted
by the Convention of Repub-
ican Clubs.


Especial TO the Kennebec journal.
NEW YORK, Dec. Is.
The convention of republican clubs has
developed proportions far beyond what was
anticipated. Nearly every State in the Tn
ion is represented and By representative men.
This grand convention is voucher for the
wonderful vitality of the republican party
and indicates still greater strength and ag-
gressve qualities. There is no doubt that
among the majority of the delegates, Mr..
the presidential nomination. His name
is most frequently heard and his
mastery reply to Cleveland's free trade
propaganda is the central theme of conyer-
sation and discussion. All praise it, all are
delighted with it and all agree that il is the
one thing needed to marshall the republican
forces for a grand victory in the coming
campaign. Mr.. Blaine is undoubtedly stron-
ger with his party than he was
few years ago. One is sur-
prised in mingling with the delegates to hear
men who have opposed him vigorously n
the pas. now openly and earnestly advocating
him. The idea here seems to be to do most
of the work in the committees and thus free|
the floor from general debate.
At l0.45 the republican clubs conventionl
was called to order by Hon. Daniel j. Ryan.
The chairmen of the different committees ap-I
pointed Thursday made their reports. Dur-I
ing the reading of the names of the diferentI
clubs, the cheering was almost continuous AS
the following names were repeated: john
sherman, U. S. Grant, Charles Sumner,
John A. Logan, Ben Wade, Abraham Lin
coin and James e. Blaine. On the last name]
they got in their work. At each repetltion3
the applause was unbounded.
General John C.. Robinson of the Grant
club of Binghamton, n. Y, offered a resolu-
ton that the surplus be devoted to fortifyng0
harbors, building a navy aud the manufac-
ture of modern artillery. Mr. Birdsa.l of
yBnghamton presented resolution advising
that the tariff on whisky and tobacco be dis
ftrbuted among the States according to theirS
population to reduce the surplus. Grosvenor3
fof Ohio offered a resolution giving Lamarsj
record and declaring that such man ought
A number of resolutions were referred to the /
committee without being read. When VIM.
4 NJ. Evarts permanent chairman, ascendedl
&thc platform, he was cheered to the echo 1
fand delivered an address which was received
with much enthusiasm.
d He defined the objects and benefits of the
club movement and said there was only threes
fagencies of government over this people |
tThey are education, industry and suffrage J
Fsomething we can lay = hand on, an indus
Itry without affecting industry in every form.
! The republican party believes that to affectj
fone will injure ALL He then went into thei
message of Cleveland.
I'VE must hold him to it," he said, ''we3
/ have a right to that message. The laboring1
classes who read that message, will see]
Through phrases in which it disguised his real
tposition toward them.
Il The committee on permanent organization
reported that it was wise and practicable to +
kform national league of republican clubs.
In regard to the formation of State leagues
sthe committee resolved that the proper course
Ito be adopted was to suggest plan of or
fganzation and to leave it to their discretion.
The tenth section of the constitution
3adopted gives to the executive committee the Il
general management of the affairs of the |
Ethe control of all funds subject to the direc-
Eton of the convention, and the duty of or
(ganizing new clubs wherever advisable.
The following is the draft of the constitu
Etion of the national league submitted to the1
Fconventon by the committee on permanent
organization
The convention of republican clubs heidi
lin New York, Dec 10, 16 and Il, 1887 y
thereby form a national organization andy
adopts the following constitution;
First--The name of the organization shall
be the Republican league of the United
States.
Second--The league shall consist of state1
land territorial leagues which may be duly
admitted as hereinafter provided.
Third--The objects of the league are toj
encourage and assist in the formation of
permanent republican clubs into state and ter
kritorial leagues for effective and organized
work generally, to advance the principles of
tthe republican party.
Fourth--The officers of the league shall be |
IA president, and vice president from each ter
lritorial and state organization in the league, |
Iand the secretary and treasurer, all of whomy
shall be elected at the convention of theI
yeague, and shall hold Office until the cleo
stion of their successors.
Fifth--Any permanently organized state or5
territorial league shall be eligible to mem
'bership in this league
Sixth--C Committees shall be composed fromY
!delegates from each organization in thej
3league with the president of each organiza-
|tion. who shall be ex-ofiicio. Delegates
=from each organization shall cast one voted
on all questions.
Seventh--The conventions of the leaguei
will be held annually unless previous con
vention or executive committee shall other
wise direct, at such time and place as may
he designated by the previous convention.
- II no such designation is made by the excl
cutive committee notice of the time and!
place of meeting shall be given in writing by!
the secretary to all organizations in thei
3league at least sixty days prior to the day of
meeting.
Eighth--The convention will be the soleI
Judge of the qualifications of its own mem
1bers and shall have power to admit and expel
organizations, oyerrule the action of the ex
ecutive committee and levy assessments onI
the several organizations composing the|
league.
Ninth--There shall be an executive COM
mittee composed of one member from EACH
Organization who shall be elected by the dele 4
gates of such organization at the present
convention.
Tepth-The convention will be called to7
gether by the president of the league, immedi1 \
ately after the annual convention, and or
ganize.
The eleventh section empowers the execu-
hive committee to regulate the duties of Off
cers, fix the treasurers bonds, and remove
any officer or member of the committee by Al
majority vote.
Twelfth, a club may be admitted to mem
bership upon its own application, in writing
|by its executive committee.
Thirteenth, the league shall not express
any preference for candidate before any
political convention
Fourteenth, the constitution may be amen
He'd at any convention by majority vote of
the clubs present Thirty days notice in